Its program was awarded the prestigious Loening Trophy three years in a row, from 2017-19. Membership is for the current competition year only and expires June 30 every year. Liberty’s NIFA team is the 15-time defending Region X champions, through 2019. A student must be a student member in order to participate in NIFA events. Privileges of student membership include the ability to compete at all NIFA events in a school year (provided the associated team qualifies for the event). Each team member planning on competing at the regionals will need to join NIFA as a student member. The competition fee and is paid through the money we raise for the flight team. The student competition fee will be $100 per contestant. We have made reservations with a check in on November 3rd and Check Out of November 9th. The opening ceremony and ground events will be held in the hotel.
The partnered hotel is The Lexington Hotel and Conference Center.
The airport will be Herlong Recreational Airport. Listed below are the locations and other information pertaining to the event. NIFA exists as a forum for collegiate aviators to expand their studies and further their careers by participating in competitive and non-competitive events, networking with industry and contemporaries, and applying themselves to go above-and-beyond their ordinary curriculum.This years regional competition will be held the week of Monday, November 5th, 2018 to Friday, November 9th, 2018. The National Intercollegiate Flying Association was formed for the purposes of developing and advancing aviation education to promote, encourage and foster safety in aviation to promote and foster communications and cooperation between aviation students, educators, educational institutions and the aviation industry and to provide an arena for aviation competition. Saturday, 5/13: Message Drop Event and Republic Airline ERJ-175 landing.Friday, 5/12: Short-field Precision Landing Event*.Thursday, 5/11: Power-off Landing Event*.Friday, 5/5: Teams arriving, practices begin.“We are looking forward to once again hosting this outstanding event that showcases the best students that collegiate aviation has to offer,” said Airport Director Doug Hammon.Įvent Schedule (tentative based on weather. The results will be announced on Sunday, May 14, during the SAFECON 2017 Awards Banquet. Throughout the week, 26 teams comprised of almost 400 students will compete in 12 different events, including aircraft recognition, navigation, precision landing, and message drop. This is the 11th time Ohio State has hosted SAFECON. NIFA stands for National Intercollegiate Flying Association and SAFECON stands for Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference. The competition includes flight and ground events that encourage aviation safety, as well as superior knowledge, skill, and professionalism. From May 9 through May 14, the nation's top collegiate aviation students will demonstrate their skills during NIFA SAFECON 2017, a flight competition held at The Ohio State University Airport on West Case Rd.
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